[Nfb-krafters-korner] swatch gauge help

[Barb Roland]

Terry, you cannot always go by what the label says, it will depend on how the person knits, some knit tighter and some knit looser. This is why one should do a swatch.
Barb
On Jun 23, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I think I can help.
> First you need to read the label of the yarn.
> Say the yarn says four stitches per inch for x needles and y number of rows.
> To figure out the number of stitches, if your sholder to sholder  was 10 inches and it said to add 4 inches, that equals 14, then times the number of stitches per inch for your yarn.  Say it is 4 stitches per inch, then multiply 14 times 4 and you should get 56.
> Most likely your measurements will be larger.  Just making it easy.
> Hope this helps.
> Follow the number of rows per inch as on the yarn package.
> 
> Terry Powers
> 
> 
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> 
> oh boy!
> 
> I think I'm getting really confused here.
> I was told a swatch of about 20 stitches Knig until I have 4 inches .
> 
> also doesn't that depend on the needle size and yarn and you are using?
> 
> I started doing it by counting the stitches and using my measuring tape.
> so, I am confused as to which way to go here.
> the pattern I'm doing
> States I can use any type of yarn and needles and I needed to take my shoulder measurements
> 
> making a shrug.  I need to measure. shoulder. to shoulder. in order to get. the body of the shrug.
> add 4 inches to that.
> then, multiply stitches per inch. to that number in order to get the number of stitches to cast on
> 
> I am probably confusing you more.
> 
> 
> 
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